Filmed in Kent

Your comprehensive guide detailing TV and Film productions that have been filmed in Kent

The Corrupted (2019)

Liam (Sam Claflin) pictured wearing a black vest in a boxing ring, talking to someone who's face we don't see as their back is to us.

    Writer: Nick Moorcroft Director: Ron Scalpello Starring: Sam Claflin, Charlie Murphy, Naomi Ackie Production Company: Eclipse Films, Riverstone Pictures Kent Locations Used: Dartford Marshes The Corrupted is a crime thriller set in East London ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Ex-con Liam (Sam Claflin) has lost everything at the hands of a local crime […]


Rupert, Rupert and Rupert (2019)

Rupert, Rupert and Rupert Film Poster showing a montage of three extreme close ups of Sandy Batchelor’s face as Rupert, lying sideways with Rupert standing in the middle, waist up.)

Writer: Mick Sands Director: Tom Sands Starring: Sandy Batchelor, Daisy Keeping, Adam Astill, Ben Porter Production Company: Substantial Films Kent Locations Used: Streets in Royal Tunbridge Wells: Brook Road, Gusta Café, alleyway between Prospect Road and London Road in Southborough. This comedy follows the life of Rupert (Sandy Batchelor), a struggling actor with multiple personality […]


Red Joan (2019)

Sophie Cookson wearing a green jumper talking to one of the other characters in the film who has his back to the camera, outside in what looks like a field.

  Writer: Lindsay Shapero Director: Trevor Nunn Starring: Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Judi Dench Production Company: Trademark Films Kent Locations Used: Historic Dockyard Chatham Feature film Red Joan follows the life of the KGB’s longest-serving British spy, Joan Stanley (Judi Dench). Sophie Cookson plays Joan in her younger years, when, as a Soviet and communist […]


Back to Life Series 1 and 2 (2019 – 2021)

Main actress Daisy Haggard's reflection seen holding up a handheld mirror and looking into it. Blood splatters a white background.

  Writer: Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon Director: Christopher Sweeney Starring: Daisy Haggard, Geraldine James, Jamie Michie, and Christine Bottomley Production Company: BBC Studios Kent locations used: Dungeness, Abbot’s Cliff in Dover, Folkstone & Hythe, Lydd-on-Sea BBC3 comedy drama Back to Life follows Miranda ‘Miri’ Matteson (Daisy Haggard Breeders Series 2 (2021), Hilda) who has […]


Blue Planet UK – Series 1 (2019)

Presenter Steve Brown pictured in a blue coat sitting in his wheelchair by the seafront. Sea, road and boats can be seen in the background.

  Starring: Gillian Burke, Steve Brown, Chris Packham Production Company: BBC Studios Natural History Unit Kent Locations Used: Minster Beach and Herne Bay BBC’s daytime spin-off Blue Planet UK is due to air throughout next week. It will uncover the incredible stories behind the UK’s marine wildlife. Presenters of the programme will be exploring the […]


The Fight (2019)

Main actor and director/writer of The Fight movie, Jessica Hynes, pictured on the front cover looking into the distance. Green background with white text.

  Writer: Jessica Hynes Director: Jessica Hynes Starring: Jessica Hynes, Shaun Parkes, Christopher Fairbanks, Anita Dobson, and Russel Brand. Production Company: Dignity Film Finance and Unstoppable Entertainment Kent Locations Used: Folkestone BAFTA-winning actress Jessica Hynes has wrapped her new feature film The Fight. Best known for her talent as both writer (Up the Women) and […]


Child Genius Series 6 (2019)

Image of presenter Richard Osmon in a blue suit holding a child genius card with book shelves pictured in the background.

  Starring: Richard Osman Production Company: Wall to Wall Kent Locations Used: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. The competition to find UK’s brightest children continues on Channel 4. The competition is in association with British Mensa and tests twenty 8-12-year old’s in areas like spelling, mathematics or niche history to establish whether these children are deserving […]


High End Yaariyaan (2019)

Movie poster depicting the title High End Yaariyaan and stars Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja in a silver Rolls Royce with Big Ben in the background.

  Director: Pankaj Batra Producer: Pankaj Batra, Dinesh Auluck, Sandeep Bansal, Manmeet Bindra Production Company: Pankaj Batra Films, Pitaara Movies Starring: Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa, Ninja, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Neet Mahal, Musskan Sethi Kent Locations Used: Cobham Hall, Herne Bay High End Yaariyaan is the story of three friends Karanvir (Jassie Gill), Manga (Ranjit Bawa) […]


Long Lost Family Special: Born Without Trace (2019)

Presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell pictured standing together smiling at the camera in front of an historic wall. Davina is wearing a denim jacket and nicky has a grey suit on.

  Starring: Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell Production Company: ITV Studios Kent Locations Used: Maidstone In this special episode of the popular series, we see the real-life stories of three foundlings. There is the man who, as a newborn, was abandoned in a hospital car park, the five-day old baby left in a cardboard box […]


The Empty Housing Scandal (2019)

Series poster for The Empty Housing Scandal - an image of a blue door in a run-down looking house

  Starring: Matthew Allwright Production Company: TwoFour Kent Location Used: Various properties around Thanet and Folkestone This five-part series focuses on Britain’s housing crisis as every day 140 new families become homeless, whilst over 2000,000 domestic properties lie empty. Each episode features four to five stories, concentrating on an empty house at some point in […]